广州市第四中学中考二模英语试题.docx

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广州市第四中学中考二模英语试题

2018年广州市第四中学中考二模英语试题

广州市第四中学2017学年下初三英语二模试题

时间：

120分钟   总分：

110分

注意事项：

1． 答卷前，考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的考生号、姓名、试室号、座位号，再用2B铅笔把对应这两个号码的标号涂黑。

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如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。

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4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷（75分）

一、语法选择 （共15个空格,15分;每个空格1分）

阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1-15各题所给的A、B、C、和D 项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A littleboywithoutparentslivedwithhisgrandmother. Onenighttheirhousecaughtfire. Thegrandmothertriedtosavethelittleboyasleep upstairs and___1___inthesmokeandfire.

A crowdgatheredaroundtheburninghouse. Theboy’scriesforhelpwereso___2___,butnooneanswered. Theydidn’tseemtoknow___3___todoinfrontoftheterriblefire.

Suddenlyastrangerrushedfrom___4___crowdandcircledtothebackofthehouse. Andhefoundanironpipethatcould___5___anupstairswindow. He disappeared foraminute, andthen appearedwiththeboyinhisarms.___6___thecheersofpeople,heclimbeddownthehotpipeastheboyhungaroundhisneck.

A fewweekslater,apublichearing___7___inthe town halltodecidewhocouldcarefortheboy. Each person wantingthechildwasallowed___8___afewwords. Thefirstmansaid, “I ___9___abigfarm.” Thesecondmansaidhewasateacherandthathewouldgivethechildthe___10___education.Then,awell-dressedmansaid, “I havealotofmoney. I willgivetheboy___11___hewants.”

Intheend,astrangerstoodupfromthe back seat. Thelittleboy didn’t lookup___12___themanstooddirectlyinfrontofthelittleboy. Thestrangertookouthishands___13___fromhispockets. The man’shandswere terribly scarred. Suddenlytheboycried. Herewastheman___14___savedhislife. Witharushtheboythrew___15___around the stranger’s neckandheldonforlife. Thereisnolovegreaterthanriskingone’slife.

1.A.haddied

B.dies

C.weredied

D.died

2.A.loud

B.loudly

C.louder

D.moreloudly

3.A.how

B.which

C. what

D.when

4.A.a

B.an

C.the

D./

5.A.reach

B.toreach

C.reaching

D.reached

6.A.At

C.In

C.Between

D.Among

7.A.hold

B.held

C.isheld

D.washeld

8.A.tosay

B.saying

C.tosaying

D.beingsaid

9.A.has

B.have

C.had

D.washaving

10.A.good

B.better

C.muchbetter

D.best

11.A.something

B.nothing

C.everything

D.anything

12.A.that

B.until

C.when

D.while

13.A.slowly

B.slowlier

C.slow

D.slower

14.A.which

B.who

C.what

D.whom

15.A.his

B.him

C.he

D.himself

二、完形填空 （共10个空格, 15分;每个空格1.5分）

阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从16-25各题所给的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Earlyeverymorning,ashepherd（牧羊人）tookhissheepoutintothefieldstoeatgrassandthenhewouldsitdownunderatree.Sometimes,while___16___hissheep,hewouldsleepforashorttime.Afterthesheepwere___17___,hewouldwalkbackhomewiththem.

Oneday,theshepherdsawa ___18___watchinghissheep.Itwasstandingsomedistanceaway.Atfirst,theshepherdstoodonguard against thewolf.Hethoughthewouldhavea___19___withtheenemy.Hekeptastrictwatchoveritsmovement.Butthewolfdid nothing.Whentheshepherdwalkedbackhomewithhissheep,thewolf___20___followedthem atadistance.

Thiscontinuedforafewdays.Theshepherdwouldfindthewolfwaitingnearthe___21___everymorning,butit just watchedanddidn'tcatchanysheep.Byandby,theshepherd___22___thewolflessandless.Afterafewdaysheevenbegantolookforwardto seeing the

customerseverywhereseemedtolikeit. StarbucksbeganopeningmorestoresacrosstheUSA. Thenthecompanyopenedcoffeeshopsintheothercountriesaswell. Today,therearemorethan16,000Starbuckscoffeeshopsalloverthe world. OnethingthathelpsmakeStarbuckssucceedincitiesoutsidetheUnitedStatesisthewayStarbucksworkswithlocalstoresandrestaurants.Byworkingtogetherwithastorealreadyinthecity,Starbucksgetsanunderstandingofcustomersinthecity.ThisunderstandinghelpsStarbucksopenstoresintherightlocationsfortheircustomers.

However,thatdoesnotmeanStarbuckshasnothadproblems. Infact,manyStarbucksstoreshaveclosedoverthepastfewyears. Ononehand,thiswasbecausethereweretoomanycoffeeshopscompetingfor business inonesmallarea. Ontheotherhand,storesinsome countries closed because thecoffeeculturetheredidnotmatchwiththe “feelthesameeverywhere” environment offered byStarbucks.

（）26.WhichistrueabouttheStarbucks’ firsttenyearsof business?

A. Itgrewveryquickly.

B. Itwasasmallcompany.

C. Itmadespecialcoffeemakers. 

D. ItwasrunbyHowardSchultz.

（）27.WhoisHowardSchultz?

　 A.AncoffeemakerinSeattle.

　 B.AcoffeesellerinNewYork.

　 C.Themanwhochangedthecompany.

　 D.Oneoftheoriginalownersofthecompany.

（）28. WhathelpsStarbuckssucceedinplacesoutsidetheUnitedStates?

A.Learningaboutlocalcustomers.

B.Onlysellinglocallyproducedcoffeebeans.

C.Workingwithothermajorcoffee-makingcompanies.

D.Openingrestaurantsinjustafewlocationseachyear.

（）29.WhydidsomanyStarbuckscloseinsmallareas？

A.Becausethecoffeeintheseplaceswastooexpensive.

B.Becausethestyleofthecoffeestoresseemsthesame.

C.Becausethereweretoomanycoffeeshopsinoneplace.

D.Becausepeopleliketodrinkcoffeeathomewithfriends.

（）30. Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A. HowStarbuckshasgrown.

B.Starbucks'customers.

C.WhatStarbucksmakes.

D.HowStarbucksmakesitscoffee.

（B）

WhenIwasgrowingup,Ihadanoldneighbor,Dr.Gibbs.Hedidn’tlooklikeanydoctorI’deverknown.Heneverinvitedustoplayinhisyard,buthewasaverykindperson. WhenDr.Gibbswasn’tsavinglives,hewasplantingtrees.Heownedalargefieldandwantedtomakeitaforest.

Thegooddoctorhadsomeinterestingideasaboutplantingtrees.Heneverwateredhisnewtrees.OnceIaskedwhy.Hesaidthatwateringplantsspoiledthem,andthatifyouwateredthem,eachbabytreewouldgrowweakerandweaker,soyouhadtomakethingsdifficultforthemand pickouttheweakertreesearlyon.

Hetalkedabouthowwateringtreesmadeforshallow（浅的）roots,andhowtreesthatweren’twateredhadtogrowdeeproots insearchof waterundertheearthbythemselves.Deeprootswereveryimportant. Soheneverwateredhistrees.He’dplantedanoakand,insteadofwateringiteverymorning,he’dbeatitwitharolled-upnewspaper.Iaskedhimwhyhedidthat,andhesaiditwastogetthetree’sattention.

Dr.GibbsdiedseveralyearsafterIlefthome.Everynowandthen,IwalkedbyhishouseandlookedatthetreesthatIwatchedhimplantabouttwenty-fiveyearsago.They’reverybigandstrongnow.

Iplantedsometreesafewyearsbackandcarriedwatertothemforawholesummer.Aftertwoyearsofcaringtoomuch,wheneveracoldwindblowsin,theyshakealot.

EverynightbeforeIgotobed,Icheckonmytwosons.MostlyIpray thattheirliveswillbeeasy.ButlatelyI’vebeenthinkingthatit’stimetochangemyprayer.Iknowmychildrenaregoingtofacedifficulties.There’salwaysacoldwindblowingsomewhere,sowhatweneedtodoistoprayforrootsthatreachdeepintothebraveheart,sowhentherainsfallandthewindsblow,wecouldfaceitstronglyandwon’tbebeatendown.

（）31. Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

   A. Thedoctor didn’tknowhowtoplanttreesatall.       

B. Thedoctor wasn’tgoodathisownmedicaljob.

   C. Thedoctor hadhisownwaysofplantingtrees.        

D. Thedoctor hadnothingtodobutplanttrees.

（）32. Whatdid Dr.Gibbs meanwhenhe said“…pickouttheweakertreesearlyon”?

A. Hewouldnotplantweaktreessoearlyanymore.

   B. Hewouldchoosetheweaktreestowaterearlier.

   C. Theweaktreeswouldbesenttohispatientslater.

   D. Someweaktreeswouldbeeasilyfoundoutatthebeginning.

（）33. Whichofthefollowingistrueabout thewriter?

   A. He didn’thavealargefield.  

B. He didn’toftenwaterhistrees.

   C. He tooktoomuchcareofhistrees.                    

D. He beathistreeswitharolled-upnewspaper    

（）34. Whydoesthewriterwanttochangehisprayer?

   A. Becausehehopes histreeswillnotbebeatendown. 

B. Becausehehopes histreeswillbestrongerthanDr.Gibbs’.    

   C. Becausehehopes hissonswillbebetteratplantingtrees.      

D. Becausehehopes hissonswillbeabletofacedifficulties.

（）35.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthe article?

   A.Doctorandhispatients.              

B. Howtogrowtrees.   

C.Doctorandhis trees                    

D.FatherandhisChildren.

（C）

Someplantscanproducebadsmelltoprotectthemselves.Alsosomeplantshavethorns such asroses.Theleavesofsomeplantscanchangecolor.Someplantscaneatinsects!

     Lotsofanimalstrytoeatplants.Butsomeplantshavetheirwaysoffightingback.Forexample,thistles（奶蓟草）, roses,andmanyotherplantsarecoveredwithsharpspines.Whenabiganimaltriestobitethem,ithurts!

     Itcanbemightycoldinlatewinter—toocoldformostflowerstogrow.Butsomeplantscanmaketheirownheat!

 Takeaskunkcabbage（臭菘） forexample.That'sthenameofaplantthatbloomsearlierthanmostotherNorthAmericanflowers.Astheflowerbudgrows,itsometimesmakesenoughheattomeltitswaythroughsnowandevenice!

 Theheatalsohelpstheflowergiveoffasmelllikerotten（腐烂的） meat,whichattractsmanyinsectsthathavecomeoutearly.Thefliesgoinsidetheflowerforfood.Ha-ha,it'satrick!

There'snofood.Butwhileaflyisinthe